Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. José Manso.

What Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. José Manso. does

Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. José Manso S.A. is a privately held regional clinical laboratory founded in January 1982 and headquartered in Viana do Castelo, in northern Portugal. The company self-describes as the only laboratory in the Viana do Castelo district and provides diagnostic testing across haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, endocrinology, drug monitoring, clinical toxicology, anatomical pathology (cytology and biopsies), and molecular pathology (licensed under Portaria 166/2014 since October 2017). It also offers the TRUST non-invasive prenatal genetic screening test. Operations are built around a central processing facility equipped with a Roche Diagnostics COBAS 8000 modular system (4 modules for biochemistry, immunology and endocrinology) and a Sysmex XN-1000 haematology analyser, supported by an online results portal (resultados.lacjosemanso.pt) built on Slice and EdeiaLab platforms with separate login areas for patients, physicians, health centres, entities, and collection posts.

Distribution is through a network of 12 satellite collection posts (postos de colheita) plus two hospital-based sites at Hospital Particular de Viana do Castelo (under an exclusivity contract signed in August 2002) and Hospital Particular de Ponte de Lima, plus a home visit (domicílio) service. The lab holds ISO 9001 certification from APCER since July 2001 spanning all major disciplines, is GDPR-compliant, and operates with approximately 10 employees per firmographic data.

The revenue model combines four streams: (1) SNS (Serviço Nacional de Saúde) public billing via ARS Norte for eligible beneficiaries presenting a physician prescription; (2) direct billing to over 25 health insurers and subsystems (ADSE, ADM, AdvanceCare, Multicare, Médis, Allianz, SAMS, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, and others); (3) corporate occupational health programmes (e.g., EDP Valor, CTT, Câmara Municipal de Viana do Castelo) billed directly to the employer; and (4) private pay for non-covered patients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is governed by SNS tariffs and insurer-contracted rates. GTM is hybrid: direct-to-consumer at collection posts and the central lab, plus institutional partnerships with private hospitals, occupational health clients, and nursing homes.

Name

Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. José Manso.

Legal name

Laboratório Análises Clínicas Dr. José Manso S.A.

Website

https://lacjosemanso.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. José Manso is a privately held regional clinical laboratory in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, operating since 1982 and offering diagnostic testing via one central lab, 12 satellite collection posts, and two hospital sites, serving individual patients, public health system beneficiaries, health insurers, and corporate occupational health clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Anatomic Pathology (Histopathology & Cytopathology) (HLAFAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Toxicology & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratories (HLAFAMAF), Cytology & Histopathology Diagnostics (IHC, ISH, tissue-based assays) (HLAAALAI)

Keywords

• Clinical laboratory diagnostics
• Clinical analysis services
• Prenatal genetic screening
• Anatomical pathology services
• Occupational health testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Viana do Castelo

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clinical Analysis Services – SNS (Serviço Nacional de Saúde): Billed to Portugal's public health system (ARS Norte) under the SNS benefits framework. Patients present a credential (credencial) with a physician's prescription, patient card, and physician/health centre stamps. The SNS covers the cost of analyses for eligible beneficiaries, with validity of prescriptions for 6 months. Moderate-complexity co-payments (taxas moderadoras) may apply, depending on exemption status.
2. Health Insurance and Subsystem Billing: The lab has formal agreements (acordos) with over 25 health insurers, subsystems, and public employers including ADSE, ADM, AdvanceCare, Multicare, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Médis, Allianz, Saúde Prime, SAMS (various), PSP, ADMG, Medicare, RNA Medical, RNA, CTT, CM-Viana do Castelo, EDP Valor, and others. Patients present their insurance card and a medical prescription; the lab invoices the insurer or subsystem directly, with co-payment amounts determined at point of transaction via the insurer's platform.
3. Occupational Health Services (Medicina no Trabalho): The lab provides clinical analysis services to companies and institutions requiring occupational health examinations, invoiced directly to the employer entity (e.g., EDP Valor, CTT, CM-Viana do Castelo). Samples are collected on-site or at collection points, and results are sent directly to the entity.
4. Private Pay (Particular): Patients without SNS coverage or insurance agreements pay privately for analyses. This includes patients using the home visit (domicílio) service. Pricing is quote-based / not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. José Manso is a regional clinical laboratory that performs and reports diagnostic analyses across haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, endocrinology, drug/toxicology monitoring, and molecular pathology for patients referred by physicians, public health services, and corporate occupational health programmes. Samples are collected at the central laboratory in Viana do Castelo, 12 satellite collection posts across the district, two hospital-based sites, or at patients' homes, with results delivered through an online portal to patients, doctors, and partner entities.

Product overview

Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. José Manso is a clinical laboratory offering a unified portfolio of diagnostic services. The core offering consists of clinical analyses (hematology, biochemistry, microbiology, endocrinology, immunology, drug monitoring, clinical toxicology) supported by multiple collection posts across the region and home visit services. Results are delivered through an online results portal accessible to patients, doctors, health centers, and partner entities. Additional services include anatomical pathology (cytology and biopsies), prenatal genetic screening (TRUST-Pais), and coverage agreements with national health services and health insurance providers. The laboratory has operated since 1982 as the only laboratory in Viana do Castelo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Analyses (Análises Clínicas) Core diagnostic testing service covering haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, endocrinology, drug monitoring, clinical toxicology, and molecular pathology, available to patients referred by physicians, the public health system, health insurers, and corporate occupational health programmes.
• TRUST – Pais Prenatal Genetic Screening Test Prenatal genetic screening test for early detection of Trisomies and other chromosomal anomalies using a simple blood draw, intended for expectant parents and offered as a non-invasive alternative to invasive procedures like amniocentesis.
• Anatomical Pathology (Citology and Biopsies) Pathological examination service covering cytology and biopsies, offered to patients and referring physicians for diagnostic tissue and cell analysis.
• Home Visit Sample Collection (Domicílios) Mobile sample collection service performed at patients' homes by appointment, with transport of staff and biological samples in the lab's own vehicles and free displacement (Deslocação Gratuita), targeting patients with reduced mobility or immobility.
• Predefined Analysis Profiles (Perfis de Análises) Predefined panels of clinical tests including Diabetes, Thyroid, Athlete, Lipid, Gold, Basic, Homme 40+, Woman, STIs, and Traveler profiles, designed for common preventive and condition-specific screening needs.
• Online Results Portal (Resultados Online) Web-based portal (resultados.lacjosemanso.pt) providing patients (Utentes), healthcare providers (Médicos), health centres (Centros de Saúde), collection posts (Postos), and partner entities (Entidades) with online access to test results, available in Portuguese and Spanish.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sample collection times at collection posts are strictly scheduled (e.g., 7:30–10:30 at hospital sites, 8:00–10:30 at satellite posts) ensuring rapid throughput.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hospital Particular de Viana do CastelocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 August 2002In August 2002, the Administration of Laboratório Dr. José Manso signed an exclusivity contract with Hospital Particular de Viana do Castelo for clinical analysis services. Under this agreement, the lab provides all clinical analysis for inpatients and outpatients at the hospital, including a collection post on-site. This is the lab's most significant institutional partnership, providing a captive referral base within a private hospital setting.
• Hospital Particular de Ponte de LimacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA collection post is operated within the Hospital Particular de Ponte de Lima facility. The lab performs sample collection on-site (Mon–Fri 8:00–19:30) and delivers results directly to the hospital. This partnership extends the lab's geographic reach into the Lima valley region.
• APCER – Associação Portuguesa de CertificaçãocoreOthersAPCER is the Portuguese certification association that awarded the lab its ISO 9001 certification in July 2001. The APCER symbol and link to apcergroup.com appear on the lab's website and certificate page, indicating an ongoing quality management certification relationship.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Dr. Campos Costa – Laboratório de Análises Clínicas: Established Portuguese regional clinical laboratory with multiple collection posts. Comparable as a multi-site clinical analysis operator, though historically focused on the Lisbon/central Portugal region rather than the Minho area served by José Manso.
• Avelab: Portuguese clinical laboratory group with collection network across northern and central Portugal. Comparable in serving regional populations with routine and specialty diagnostics, with overlapping geographic ambitions in the Minho area.
• Labocosta: Portuguese clinical analysis laboratory operating a regional collection network. Comparable in serving SNS beneficiaries and private patients via a hub-and-spoke collection model in northern Portugal.

Broad incumbents

• Germano de Sousa – Centro de Medicina Laboratorial: One of Portugal's largest clinical laboratory networks, operating across the country with a broad test menu. Directly comparable as a multi-site clinical analysis provider serving SNS and private-pay patients, but at significantly greater national scale.

Direct peers

• Unilabs Portugal: International diagnostics chain operating collection points and central laboratories in Portugal. Comparable in offering clinical analyses, anatomical pathology, and specialty testing with direct SNS and insurer billing.
• Joaquim Chaves Saúde: Portuguese clinical laboratory and diagnostic imaging group with multiple collection points. Directly comparable in business model (central lab + satellite collection network) and in serving SNS, ADSE and major health insurers across Portugal.
• Synlab Portugal: Portuguese arm of the international Synlab diagnostics chain, offering the same routine and specialty clinical analysis portfolio. Closely aligned in service mix, reimbursement network, and patient-facing collection model.

Emerging players

• Centro de Genética Clínica e Patologia (CGPP): Portuguese specialty laboratory focused on genetics, prenatal screening, and pathology. Comparable as a provider of advanced molecular and prenatal tests (such as the TRUST test offered by José Manso) to Portuguese clinicians.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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